Return of the Fabric Four

Return of the Fabric Four
Studio album by
Corduroy
Released25 May 2018
RecordedMay–November 2017
Studio2Bit Recordings, London
GenreAcid jazz
Length32:42
LabelAcid Jazz
ProducerCorduroy, Andrew Jones
Corduroy chronology
Clik!
(1999) 		Return of the Fabric Four
(2018)
Singles from Return of the Fabric Four
  1. "Saturday Club"
    Released: 2018
  2. "Magic Mountain"
    Released: 2018

Return of the Fabric Four is the sixth album by the London-based acid jazz band Corduroy. It was released on Acid Jazz Records in 2018.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Collector[3]

Record Collector awarded the album with 4 stars and in its review, Lois Wilson called the record "another groovy (imaginary) soundtrack to a 1960s spy film, part-nostalgia, part-originality, wholly fun".[3] In their top 200 albums of 2018, Louder Than War voted Return of the Fabric Four at No. 83.[4] In an online video premiere of the single "Saturday Club" for Louder Than War, Ioan Humphreys states: "Returning after a nearly-two-decade hiatus, the band certainly seem like they are having a right laugh in this renaissance of their career".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Addison, Scott Addison, Richard Searle and Simon Nelson-Smith

No.TitleLength
1."Magic Mountain"3:01
2."The Cleaner"3:06
3."Return of the Fabric Four"2:58
4."Sambarella"2:29
5."Blackmail"2:16
6."Snake Appeal"2:51
7."Saturday Club"2:51
8."Waltz For Christoph"2:55
9."Sign of the Cat"2:34
10."The Slingbacks Solution"2:52
11."Jumping Spider"1:38
12."Botany Five-O"3:05

Personnel

  • Ben Addison – vocals, drums, sleeve design and illustration
  • Scott Addison – vocals, keyboards
  • Simon Nelson-Smith – guitars
  • Richard Searle – bass guitar

References

  1. ^ "Corduroy – Return of the Fabric Four". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Corduroy – Return of the Fabric Four". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Lois (June 2018). "Record Collector" (480). Diamond Publishing: 105. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Babey, Ged. "Albums of the Year 2018 …. Numbers 51 to 200". Louder Than War. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ Humphreys, Ioan. "Corduroy: Saturday Club – Video Premiere!". Louder Than War. Retrieved 3 November 2019.